rholmes69
Bronze Member
'03 Mahindra 2810, no symptoms of a failing starter, it just one day wouldn't crank. Made a 1/8 of a turn of the engine when the key engaged, then all lights flashed, needled bounced and when keyed off, it buzzed. Replaced battery, same symptoms. Checked the ground, cleaned, still good. Keying ignition would cause it to turn maybe one full revolution, then act like it jammed up on the compression stroke. Release key, try again, would maybe budge an inch; release try again and then it would turn maybe full revolution, repeat, etc, etc. I yanked the starter, pulled it apart, looks like brushes and armature visibly ok. Good contact on the carbon to the rotor, bearing and planetary gears spinning freely. When connecting directly on the bench, the starter turns, but it almost seems like it is slowly ramping up (initial speed is well over 100 rpm, it isn't spinning super slow, it just isn't hauling butt like I would think it would.) I am used to automotive starters wanting to just torque themselves out from under your foot. This one is cranks up and it seems like the longer I leave connected to the battery, the faster it will start to turn. I have to remove the positive lead because it starts glowing pretty red and looking like it is going to "weld itself" onto the positive lug. Bendix operates normally...
So cliff notes question, should the starter crank pretty hard when it fires up, like it would twist its way out of your hand or from under your foot? Is it normal for the starter to "ramp up" to speed? This is the same motor/starter on the Kioti DK35, 40, etc series....
So cliff notes question, should the starter crank pretty hard when it fires up, like it would twist its way out of your hand or from under your foot? Is it normal for the starter to "ramp up" to speed? This is the same motor/starter on the Kioti DK35, 40, etc series....
